Unidentified Mon Calamari cruiser (Sullust system)

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A model of Mon Calamari cruiser[1] was used by the Alliance Navy during the Galactic Civil War, a pan-galactic conflict between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire. The warship was capable of traveling in space via engines. It had bulbous yet slim features, with a thin protrusion at the rear.[2]

Shortly prior to the Battle of Endor[2] in 4 ABY,[3] the Alliance gathered its forces in the Sullust system in a staging area to launch its attack on the Empire's DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station, located in the Moddell sector in orbit of the Forest Moon of Endor. At least one Mon Calamari cruiser of this type was present in addition to a wide variety of warships shortly prior to the fleet jumping into hyperspace to commence the battle.[2]

Behind the scenes

The Return of the Jedi storyboard featuring the Mon Calamari cruiser, according to Paul Duncan.

The Return of the Jedi storyboard featuring the Mon Calamari cruiser, according to Paul Duncan.

The Mon Calamari cruiser debuted in the 1983 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, appearing in the assortment of rebel starships prior to the Battle of Endor and located in the background.[2] According to The Star Wars Archives: Episodes IV–VI, 1977–1983 author Paul Duncan, concept art of the cruiser was created for the film, and the cruiser's model was featured in storyboards during the film's production. Duncan additionally stated that there are images of the model ship in the Lucasfilm Archives, but he did not have space to include any in The Star Wars Archives,[1] which was published in 2018.[4]

The storyboard depicting the Rebel Fleet, along with the cruiser, had appeared in Star Wars Storyboards: The Original Trilogy, which was edited by Jonathan W. Rinzler and published in 2014.[5] Duncan confirmed that he saw the images but does not possess copies of them, and he stated that the pictures he saw were in the model shop, so they were neither complete nor detailed shots of the cruiser's film model.[6]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 TwitterLogo Paul Duncan (@kershed) on Twitter (post on June 4, 2023): "There are images of the model ship in the archives, but I did not have space to include any in the book. I do, however, have concept art and storyboards with the cruiser." (backup link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
  4. ↑ The Star Wars Archives: Episodes IV–VI, 1977–1983
  5. ↑ Star Wars Storyboards: The Original Trilogy
  6. ↑ TwitterLogo Paul Duncan (@kershed) on Twitter (post on June 4, 2023): "I saw the images, but do not have copies of them. The pix were in the model shop, so not complete/detailed shots." (backup link)